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Rarecrests
The correct spelling is crests.
How to pronounce crests
noun
IPA: /kɹɛsts/
Say it like: Cre-sts
The correct spelling is crests. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- 2.A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
- 3.The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
- 4.A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.
- 5.The upper curve of a horse's neck.
verb
- 1.Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
- 2.To reach the crest of (a hill or mountain)
- 3.To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
- 4.To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
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